«It's like the air has changed in Russia»

Stars of the TV channel «Dozhd* and co-authors of the program Drama Queens Ekaterina Kotrikadze*, Anna Mongait*, Yulia Taratuta* discussed the results of the political season with NT

The Strategy of Endless Deadlock

If you don't know how to get out of a deadlock state — extend and deepen it: this is the way of existence of the Putin system, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

ArEristotle

Alleged financial violations at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences are just a pretext to ruin one of the last "nests" of moderate liberalism, columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov* believes.

The Case of the Philosophers and Putin's Fears

On the new wave of persecution of intellectuals, the 'Aristotle case,' Andrey Zvyagintsev's anti-war appeal, and the scandal surrounding the production of 'Hamlet,' NT spoke with publicist and political scientist Andrey Kolesnikov*

Yes, we are Scythians — and 'Sarmatians'

'Military Putinism' follows the destructive path of the Soviet Union — the military-industrial complex consumes all resources without regard for their depletion, believes columnist The New Times Andrey Kolesnikov*

 

Sacrificial Sovereignty: The War in Ukraine and the Restructuring of Russia

Why do the goals of the Russian invasion of Ukraine keep changing, and why has the war become more important to Putin's regime than the outcome? How has the death of hundreds of thousands become a tool for restructuring Russian society? NT presents the perspective of Alexei Yurchak, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley.

Disinformation vs. Truth

The battle on the internet, the battle for the internet. How social networks influence political behavior, whether it's possible to change their algorithm and whether restrictions on internet consumption should be introduced — NT discussed this with the renowned economist, Dean of the London Business School Sergey Guriev*

So, where are we headed?

May 9th has been completely privatized by the Kremlin, and the Great Patriotic War has been fully equated with the Special Military Operation. It is important to understand the difference between them, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*

Belinsky and Gogol will be carried from the marketplace

The book market is experiencing a mini-1937, which aligns with the logic of expanding and absurdifying political repressions, believes columnist NT Andrey Kolesnikov*